Women’s Health: 32 Movies About Black History That Should Be On Your Must-Watch List

By Alexis Jones, Aryelle Siclait AND Safire R. Sostre Updated: Jan 23, 2024 https://www.womenshealthmag.com/

These films will teach you something the history books don’t.

Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Black History Month 2024: One-A-Day Movie Watch List

By Jennifer Merin, Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) 2024

Welcome to the Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ 2024 Black History Month Movie Watch List. Listed in alphabetical order, we present the titles of 32 watch-worthy movies, a one-a-day selection of films to view during February 2024. We also suggest several double bills for binging.

The New Republic: Black Cinema Matters

By Artel Great, The New Republic https://newrepublic.com

Black films have championed Black lives for over 100 years—while white America studiously ignored them.

ICO blog – Touring Mapantsula: The journey to a national co-curation model

By Mosa Mpetha

On 27 April 1994, the first non-racialised democratic elections took place in South Africa, a significant milestone in the dismantling of 300 years of colonisation and oppression. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of what is known as Freedom Day, the ICO has partnered with Cinema Africa! and Maona Art to bring a 4K restoration of Mapantsula to UK cinemas. In this blog, … More

No Barriers To Cinema: Autism Friendly Film Clubs And Screenings

By IntoFilm intofilm.org

Into Film’s ‘No Barriers to Cinema’ series supports and spotlights cinema audiences with accessibility requirements. Whilst the first focused on subtitled cinema, this one explores audiences with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through the unique experiences of two guest writers.

On relaxed screenings: neurodivergence and sound at the cinema

By Lillian Crawford

How loudness and sensitivity to sound and music can affect the cinematic experience for neurodivergent audiences.

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We have collated some guides to help you to increase and improve access for disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent people in your organisations, whether that be for audiences at the cinema or for employees.

Cinemas across the country currently offer specific accessible screenings, such as subtitled, audio described, BSL interpreted, relaxed environment, autism-friendly, and/or dementia-friendly screenings.

UK events

Your Local Cinema lists many subtitled and audio-described screenings

Accessible Screenings UK also list autism-friendly, subtitled and audio-described screenings

downloads

Dementia-friendly screenings: A Guide for Cinemas Autism Friendly Screenings: A guide for cinemas * Oska Bright Film Festival at Opening our Doors - Welcoming learning disabled audiences.pdf * d/Deaf HOH national and regional organisations.xlsx * 888 Film Club at Opening our Doors - For Your Eyes Only.pdf National and regional disability, arts and film organisations

Resources

The BFI FAN: Access Directory

BFI FAN: EDI in Focus - Advocacy Skills for Accessible Screenings

Oska Bright: Welcoming Learning Disabled Audiences Back

And What Next? Demanding Change | THE CINEMA OF IDEAS

Using Film to Tell Disabled Stories | THE CINEMA OF IDEAS

Unlimited: Accessible Recruitment and Employment

Crip Club

Crip Cinema Archive

The Space: Digital Accessibility: Best Practice

Unlimited: Accessible Marketing Guide

Unlimited: Cards for Inclusion

The Bigger Picture Case Study: Universal Accessibility for Schools Screenings

ICO: Where to Begin with Relaxed Screenings

The Hollywood Reporter: A Recent History of the Academy’s Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Efforts

What might a more inclusive film programming world look like?

Caption This: the subtitling champions working to make festivals, screenings and global cinema more accessible

Being Disabled In Britain - A Journey Less Equal

Centering Disabled Arts and Audiences

Planning and Access for Disabled people: A Good Practice Guide

The Fringe Guide to Adapting Events for Deaf and Disabled Audiences

UKCA's CEA Card

Using A Range Of Communication Channels To Reach Disabled People

Accessibility in cinemas: Are cinemas playing fair?

Access Guide - Ensuring your venues and events are open to all

Film + TV Charity: A Guide to Ramadan for the film, TV, cinema and stage industry

By Film + TV Charity & UK Muslim Film

Ramadan is one of the most spiritual times of the year for the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. Together with UK Muslim Film, Film and TV Charity have put together this handy guide, so you can know how to support your colleagues and friends during the month.

ICO: Where to Begin with Relaxed Screenings

By Rosemary Richings, independentcinemaoffice.org.uk

Everyone deserves access to life-changing cinema, but for those with learning disabilities or neurological conditions, cinema environments can often be inaccessible. In this blog, Rosemary Richings draws on personal experience to discuss the value of relaxed screenings, and speaks to Jonathan Gleneadie (Barbican, London) and Robert Barham (Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds) about the sorts of practical considerations exhibitors should keep … More

The Bigger Picture Case Study: Universal Accessibility for Schools Screenings

By The Bigger Picture https://www.the-bigger-picture.com/

In March 2022 film education charity Into Film partnered with UK cinemas to hold 99 free schools screenings for both primary and secondary pupils on the theme of ‘We Can Be Heroes’. For the first time, exhibitors were asked to screen every film with closed caption Hard of Hearing subtitles. Driven by the principle of … More

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